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ANSWERS FOR EXERCISES: PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTIONS EXERCISE 1
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Your browser does not support the audio element. kɐː
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Your browser does not support the audio element. tæps
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Your browser does not support the audio element. iːt
27
Your browser does not support the audio element. lɪŋk
3
Your browser does not support the audio element. mæp
28
Your browser does not support the audio element. koːzd
4
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹəʉl
29
Your browser does not support the audio element. splɑest
5
Your browser does not support the audio element. boɪ
30
Your browser does not support the audio element. skɹɪpt
6
Your browser does not support the audio element. fɑen
31
Your browser does not support the audio element. skɹɐntʃt
7
Your browser does not support the audio element. θoːt
32
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐldʒd
8
Your browser does not support the audio element. pɜːs
33
Your browser does not support the audio element. kɹɐsts
9
Your browser does not support the audio element. jʉːθ
34
Your browser does not support the audio element. sɪksθs
10
Your browser does not support the audio element. bæɪʒ
35
Your browser does not support the audio element. stɹeŋkθ
11
Your browser does not support the audio element. dʒɔɡ
36
Your browser does not support the audio element. helm
12
Your browser does not support the audio element. ðen
37
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹɔbd
13
Your browser does not support the audio element. tʃɪəz
38
Your browser does not support the audio element. kæʃ
14
Your browser does not support the audio element. tɪn
39
Your browser does not support the audio element. jʉːl
15
Your browser does not support the audio element. deː
40
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡɹæsp
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Your browser does not support the audio element. ʃɐv
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Your browser does not support the audio element. sləʉ
17
Your browser does not support the audio element. hæŋ
42
Your browser does not support the audio element. fleː
18
Your browser does not support the audio element. mæɔs
43
Your browser does not support the audio element. tɑeəd
19
Your browser does not support the audio element. wɔʃ
44
Your browser does not support the audio element. wɪŋk
20
Your browser does not support the audio element. fæɪd
45
Your browser does not support the audio element. fɹæɔnd
21
Your browser does not support the audio element. tæks
46
Your browser does not support the audio element. loɪnz
22
Your browser does not support the audio element. tenθ
47
Your browser does not support the audio element. stʃʉːd
23
Your browser does not support the audio element. pɹɑed
48
Your browser does not support the audio element. skweː
24
Your browser does not support the audio element. kɹiːp
49
Your browser does not support the audio element. welʃ
25
Your browser does not support the audio element. dwel
50
Your browser does not support the audio element. hɪndʒd
EXERCISE 2. Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription of the following words.
1
Your browser does not support the audio element. bəɡɪn
11
Your browser does not support the audio element. kwɔlətiː
2
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹekə
12
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɐːtʃbɪʃəp
3
Your browser does not support the audio element. eːɹəʉ
13
Your browser does not support the audio element. sɪkstiːəθ
4
Your browser does not support the audio element. deləɡæɪt
14
Your browser does not support the audio element. mækɹəʉbɑeɔtɪk
5
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪmpəʉz
15
Your browser does not support the audio element. jʉːlədʒiː
6
Your browser does not support the audio element. fæləsiː
16
Your browser does not support the audio element. æɪʒə
7
Your browser does not support the audio element. nɔktɜːn
17
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɔktəpʊs
8
Your browser does not support the audio element. dəfæmətɹiː
18
Your browser does not support the audio element. əɡzempts
9
Your browser does not support the audio element. vɑeədɐkt
19
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹiːɔkjəpɑe
10
Your browser does not support the audio element. skæɔlɪŋ
20
Your browser does not support the audio element. æntiːdɪsəstæblɪʃmənteːɹiːənɪzm
EXERCISE 3. Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription of the following words.
1
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹəɡɐːd
11
Your browser does not support the audio element. sɪkstiːnθ
2
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪnɜːt
12
Your browser does not support the audio element. enkæpsjəlæɪt
3
Your browser does not support the audio element. dænsə
13
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɑeɔlədʒiː
4
Your browser does not support the audio element. əkspekt
14
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪntɜːpɹətæɪʃən
5
Your browser does not support the audio element. bæɡɪdʒ
15
Your browser does not support the audio element. tɹɑeæθliːt
6
Your browser does not support the audio element. fənetɪks
16
Your browser does not support the audio element. pɔliːɐnsætʃəɹæɪtəd
7
Your browser does not support the audio element. mjʉːzɪk
17
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɐnəkspektədliː
8
Your browser does not support the audio element. kæɹəməl
18
Your browser does not support the audio element. ænəkdəʉtəl
9
Your browser does not support the audio element. məkwɔɹiː
19
Your browser does not support the audio element. mɑekɹəfəʉnz
10
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɑeə
20
Your browser does not support the audio element. sʉːpəkæləfɹædʒəlɪstɪkekspiːælədəʉʃəs
EXERCISE 4. Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription transcription of the following words.
1
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪə
26
Your browser does not support the audio element. kjʉːb
2
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɐːtʃ
27
Your browser does not support the audio element.
3
Your browser does not support the audio element. tiː
28
Your browser does not support the audio element. depθ
4
Your browser does not support the audio element. jɔt
29
Your browser does not support the audio element. kɹæʃt
5
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɔn
30
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡlɪmpst
6
Your browser does not support the audio element. jɐŋ
31
Your browser does not support the audio element. skɐlpts
7
Your browser does not support the audio element. æks
32
Your browser does not support the audio element. dʒʉːn
8
Your browser does not support the audio element. klæɪ
33
Your browser does not support the audio element. skjʉː
9
Your browser does not support the audio element. pjʉː
34
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐːk
10
Your browser does not support the audio element. stæɪk
35
Your browser does not support the audio element. iːst
11
Your browser does not support the audio element. hɪndʒ
36
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹeː
12
Your browser does not support the audio element. skɹætʃ
37
Your browser does not support the audio element. hæɔ
13
Your browser does not support the audio element. mjʉːz
38
Your browser does not support the audio element. θwoːt
14
Your browser does not support the audio element. splæʃt
39
Your browser does not support the audio element. stɹeŋkθ
15
Your browser does not support the audio element. tiːk
40
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐldʒd
16
Your browser does not support the audio element. nɑenθ
41
Your browser does not support the audio element. hjʉː
17
Your browser does not support the audio element. skwɔʃt
42
Your browser does not support the audio element. ʃɹiːkt
18
Your browser does not support the audio element. ækts
43
Your browser does not support the audio element. θɹɪld
19
Your browser does not support the audio element. skoːtʃt
44
Your browser does not support the audio element. swʉːn
20
Your browser does not support the audio element. mɪŋk
45
Your browser does not support the audio element. teksts
21
Your browser does not support the audio element. stɹɔŋ
46
Your browser does not support the audio element. beltʃt
22
Your browser does not support the audio element. wɜːldz
47
Your browser does not support the audio element. fɪlmd
23
Your browser does not support the audio element. wedʒd
48
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡɹæɔl
24
Your browser does not support the audio element. θæŋks
49
Your browser does not support the audio element. skʉːl
25
Your browser does not support the audio element. kɹɐːfts
50
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɐː
EXERCISE 5. Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription of the following sentences.
Your browser does not support the audio element. /kæts ən dɔɡz niːd tə biː lɐvd ən woːkt evɹiː dæɪ/ Your browser does not support the audio element. /ɑe lɐɡd ðə sʉːtkæɪsəz oːl ðə wæɪ fɹəm ðə pɔlɪʃt vestəbjʉːl tə ðə flæts æntəkwæɪtəd əʉld lɪft/ Your browser does not support the audio element. /ðiː ætməsfɪə ɹ əv ðə kəʉziː stjʉːdiːəʉ wəz nɔt ət oːl kəndʒʉːsɪv tə ðə soːt əv θɪŋ ðːi ɐːmiːniːən tiːnæɪdʒə hæd ɪn mɑend/ Your browser does not support the audio element. /ðə speʃəl vɪʒən wɪtʃ əʉʃən bɜːdz hæv ənæɪbəlz ðem tʉː ɪnspekt kæzəmz wɪtʃ wiː wəd mɪs/ Your browser does not support the audio element. /ðə lɪtəl nɜːs dɹʉː ə diːp bɹeθ Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. /sɐmweː biːhɑend ðə ɡɹæɪ klæɔdz ðə sɐn mɐst əv ɡɔn dæɔn Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. /fɐː ɹ əwæɪ ɑe hɪə ðə dɪstənt dɹɐmɪŋ əv mɑe fɐːðə ɹ əz iː bəɡɪnz pɹæktəsɪŋ fə ɹ ə ləʉkəl bænd kɔmpətɪʃən/ Your browser does not support the audio element. /stjʉːdənts siːkɪŋ ɡɑedəns θoːt hɪz sɐdən æbsəns wəz kwɑet ɹɔtən/ Your browser does not support the audio element. /ðiː ɪnə ɹ əlʉːmənæɪʃən wəz swɔləʉd ɐp ɪn ənɐðə kɑend əv lɑet EXERCISE 6 Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription of the following passages.
Passage 1 Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə sɐn wəz dʒɐs ɹɑezɪŋ əz dɔktə ɹɔbət entəd ɪz wɑefs ɹʉːm ət ðə hɔspətəl Your browser does not support the audio element. ən ɔɹɪndʒ ɡləʉ Your browser does not support the audio element. ænd əɡenst ət Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə dʒæɡəd sɪləwet əv ðə mæɔntənz Your browser does not support the audio element. ðen sɐdənliː ə dæzlɪŋ sɪkəl əv ɪnkændesəns bətwiːn tʉː piːks Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə sɪkəl biːkæɪm ə hɐːfsɜːkəl ən ðə fɜːst lɔŋ ʃædəʉz Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə fɜːs ʃɐːfts əv ɡəʉldən lɑet kɹɔst ðə ɡɐːdən æɔtsɑed ðə wɪndəʉ Your browser does not support the audio element. ən wen wɐn lʊkt ɐp əɡen ət ðə mæɔntənz Your browser does not support the audio element. ðeː wəz ðə həʉl ɐnbeːɹəbəl ɡloːɹiː ɔv ðə ɹɪzən sɐn
Passage 2 Your browser does not support the audio element. ɑe wəz θɪŋkɪŋ əv tʉː piːpəl ɑe met lɐːs tɑem ɑe wəz ɪn ɪŋɡlənd Your browser does not support the audio element. ək kæɪmbɹɪdʒ Your browser does not support the audio element. wɐn əv ðəm wəz ən ətɔmɪk fɪzəsəst Your browser does not support the audio element. ðiː ɐðə wəz ə fəlɔsəfə Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. bət wɐn hæd ə mentəl æɪdʒ æɔtsɑed ðə ləbɔɹətɹiː Your browser does not support the audio element. ɔv əbæɔt əlevən Your browser does not support the audio element. ən ðiː ɐðə wəz ə kəmpɔlsɪv iːtə wɪð ə wæɪt pɹɔbləm ðət hiː ɹəfjʉːzd tə fæɪs Your browser does not support the audio element. tʉː əkstɹiːm əɡzæmpəlz əv wɔt hæpənz wən jə tæɪk ə klevə boɪ Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡɪv hɪm fɪftiːn jɪəz əv ðə məʉst ɪntensɪv foːməl edʒəkæɪʃən Your browser does not support the audio element. ən təʉtəliː nəɡlekt tə dʉː eniːθɪŋ fə ðə mɑenbɔdiː Your browser does not support the audio element.
Passage 3 Your browser does not support the audio element. ɐp dʒɐmpt bɪlbəʉ Your browser does not support the audio element. ən pʊtɪŋ ɔn hɪz dɹesɪŋɡæɔn went ɪntə ðə dɑenɪŋ ɹʉːm Your browser does not support the audio element. ðeː hiː soː nəʉbɔdiː Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. ðeː wəz ə fɪəfəl mes ɪn ðə ɹʉːm ən pɑelz əv ɐnwɔʃt kɹɔks ɪn ðə kɪtʃən Your browser does not support the audio element. nɪəliː evɹiː pɔt ən pæn hiː pəzest siːmd tʉː ə biːn jʉːzd Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə wɔʃɪŋ ɐp wəz səʉ dɪzməliː ɹiːl Your browser does not support the audio element. ðəp bɪlbəʉ wəz foːst tə bəliːv ðə pɐːtiː əv ðə nɑet bəfoː həd nɔt biːn pɐːt əv ɪz bæd dɹiːmz Your browser does not support the audio element. əz hiːd ɹɐːðə həʉpt Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪndiːd hiː wəz ɹɪəliː ɹəliːvd ɐːftə Your browser does not support the audio element. tə θɪŋk ðət ðæɪd oːl ɡɔn wɪðæɔt ɪm Your browser does not support the audio element. wɪðæɔt bɔðəɹɪŋ tə wæɪk ɪm ɐp Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐt wɪθ nevə ɹ ə θæŋkjʉː hiː θoːt Your browser does not support the audio element. ən jet Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪn ə wæɪ Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː kʊdənt help fiːlɪŋ dʒəst ə tɹɑefəl dɪsəpoɪntəd Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə fiːlɪŋ səpɹɑezd hɪm
Passage 4 Your browser does not support the audio element. diːp dæɔn hɪə bɑe ðə dɐːk woːtə lɪvd əʉld ɡɔləm Your browser does not support the audio element. ə smoːl slɑemiː kɹiːtʃə Your browser does not support the audio element. ɑe dəʉnt nəʉ weː hiː kæɪm fɹɔm Your browser does not support the audio element. noː hʉː oː wɔt iː wɔz Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː wəz ə ɡɔləm Your browser does not support the audio element. əz dɐːk əz dɐːknəs Your browser does not support the audio element. əksept fə tʉː bɪɡ ɹæɔnd pæɪl ɑez ɪn hɪz θɪn fæɪs Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː hæd ə lɪtəl bəʉt Your browser does not support the audio element. ən iː ɹəʉd əbæɔt kwɑet kwɑeətliː ɔn ðə læɪk Your browser does not support the audio element. foː læɪk ɪt wɔz Your browser does not support the audio element. wɑed ən diːp Your browser does not support the audio element. ən dedliː kəʉld Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː pædəld ɪt wɪθ lɐːdʒ fiːt dæŋɡəlɪŋ əʉvə ðə sɑed Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐt nevə ɹ ə ɹɪpəl dɪd iː mæɪk Your browser does not support the audio element. nɔt hiː Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː wəz lʊkɪŋ æɔt əv hɪz pæɪl læmplɑek ɑez fə blɑend fɪʃ Your browser does not support the audio element. wɪtʃ hiː ɡɹæbd wɪθ ɪz lɔŋ fɪŋɡəz əz kwɪk əz θɪŋkɪŋ Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː lɑekt miːt tʉː Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡɔblən hiː θoːt ɡʊd wen iː kəd ɡet ət Your browser does not support the audio element. bət hiː tʊk keː ðæɪ nevə fæɔnd hɪm æɔt Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː dʒəs θɹɔtəld əm fɹəm biːhɑend Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪf evə ðæɪ kæɪm dæɔn ələʉn eniːweː nɪə ðiː edʒ əv ðə woːtə wɑel hiː wəz pɹæɔlɪŋ əbæɔt Your browser does not support the audio element. ðæɪ seldəm dɪd Your browser does not support the audio element. fə ðæɪ hæd ə fiːlɪŋ Your browser does not support the audio element. ðət sɐmpθɪŋ ɐnplezənt wəz lɜːkɪŋ dæɔn ðeː Your browser does not support the audio element. dæɔn ət ðə veɹiː ɹʉːts əv ðə mæɔntən
Content owner: Department of Linguistics Last updated: 12 Mar 2024 10:50am
